India on November 14 notified the long-awaited Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Rules, 2025, finally shifting its privacy law into enforcement mode and triggering an 18-month compliance countdown for companies, …
R. Suryamurthy
R. Suryamurthy
R. Suryamurthy is a Contributing Editor at South Asian Herald. He has worked for The Telegraph, The Tribune, and Press Trust of India.
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India Inc Clocks $10.6 Billion in October Deals, Led by Banking and Infrastructure Sectors
by R. Suryamurthy 3 minutes readIndia Inc’s deal activity surged in October 2025, clocking 189 transactions worth USD 10.6 billion, according to Grant Thornton Bharat’s latest Dealtracker report. While overall deal volumes slipped 13 per …
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India Emerges as Global Energy Pivot as IEA Warns of Fragile Transition
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readThe world’s energy map is tilting toward Asia, and India sits squarely at its center, according to the World Energy Outlook 2025 released by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The …
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India to Send Sacred Buddha Relics to Bhutan for Global Peace Festival
by R. Suryamurthy 4 minutes readIn a major cultural and spiritual event, the sacred relics of Lord Buddha from India’s National Museum in New Delhi will be taken to Bhutan for a public exposition in …
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A Funeral of Corruption: NHRC Probes Alleged Extortion of Grieving Father in Bengaluru
by R. Suryamurthy 2 minutes readThe National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken Suo Motu cognizance of disturbing media reports alleging that a grieving father in Bengaluru was forced to pay bribes to an ambulance …
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Supreme Court Showdown to Decide Fate of President Trump’s Global Tariffs
by R. Suryamurthy 6 minutes readThe U.S. Supreme Court will on November 5, 2025, hear one of the most consequential trade cases in decades — Learning Resources, Inc. v. Donald J. Trump — a legal …
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When the Willow Wove Dreams: India’s Women Usher in a New Era
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readThere are nights that roar — and then there are nights that hum, quietly, like a prayer being answered. Last night in Navi Mumbai, under the soft shimmer of floodlights …
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The Big Fat Indian Wedding: A $78 Billion Celebration of Culture and Commerce
by R. Suryamurthy 5 minutes readThe Big Fat Indian Wedding is back — and it’s bigger than ever. Between November 1 and December 14, an estimated 46 lakh weddings will take place across India, generating …
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FICCI Wants Clear Tax Rules to Help Overseas Indians Bring Business Back Home
by R. Suryamurthy 3 minutes readIndia’s leading industry body, FICCI, has urged the government to end tax ambiguity that deters foreign companies—including many owned or led by the Indian diaspora—from integrating their global supply chains …
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India is steering into deep waters with a calculated bet: turning its vast 7,500-km coastline into a $5.4 billion cruise tourism hub by 2047. The goal, set under the government’s …